unit /ūˈnit or yŭnˈit/

1. One
2. A single thing or person
3. A single element, section or item, regarded as the lowest subdivision of a whole
4. A group of persons forming a subdivision of a larger body
5. A distinct part within a piece of electrically-powered equipment which has its own specific function
6. A single complete domestic fixture combining what are sometimes separate parts
7. A usu independently owned dwelling apartment, one of several into which a building is divided, a home unit (Aust)
8. The least whole number
9. Anything taken as one
10. A quantity by reference to which others are measured

1. Of the character or value of a unit
2. Individual

ūˈnital adjective

ūˈnitary adjective

1. Relating to unity or to a unit
2. Of the nature of a unit
3. Integral
4. Based on unity
5. (of local-government administration) provided by a single body

unitīzāˈtion or unitīsāˈtion noun

ūˈnitize or ūˈnitise transitive verb

1. To convert into unit trusts (commerce)
2. To make into, or treat as, a unit

unitary taxation noun (US)

The system of taxing multinational companies on their worldwide income rather than merely that received within the area under the taxation authority's jurisdiction

unit cell noun

The smallest group of atoms, ions or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals produces the lattice of a crystal

unit cost noun

The cost per item of producing a product

unit furniture noun

Furniture which may be bought as single items rather than as sets or suites

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